Greene County Pick of the Week: Athens Country Retreat with Upstate’s Most Gorgeous Kitchen

  |  January 12, 2012
Greene County Pick of the Week: Athens Country Retreat with Upstate's Most Gorgeous Kitchen
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Ok, the $549,000 price point on this country house is more than I usually allow for my Greene County cheapies, but I couldn’t resist this kitchen. It looks so Tuscan, and not in that cheesy Sopranos-way that usually shows up in American interpretations of Italy.

I’m not alone in my love of this home’s entertaining spaces: the house, built on a former mushroom farm, was featured in Saveur a few years back. The home is new, but it doesn’t quite look it. I think the builder did a great job of using the barn inspiration. The property comes with a ton of land as well as the option to buy an additional 10.4 acre building site. My main quibble is the bedrooms look tight—and I’d like more of them at this price. There is a guest house, but I love having house guests and sleepovers and the feeling that we’re all in it together if a serial killer comes …

Stats and map on the jump.

 
156 Washington St Athens

Asking Price: $549,000
Beds: 2 + guest house
Baths: 2
Land: 16.2 acres plus 10.4 additional acres available for purchase.
Features: River views, barn, guest house.

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